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Henry of Monmouth's Parents. -- Time and place of his Birth. -- John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster. -- Henry Bolinbroke. -- Monmouth Castle. -- Henry's infancy and childhood. -- His education. -- Residence in Oxford. -- Bolinbroke's Banishment. Page 1
STORY OF PRINCE HENRY AND THE CHIEF JUSTICE. -- FIRST FOUND IN THE WORK OF SIR THOMAS ELYOT, PUBLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY AND A HALF SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE SUPPOSED TRANSACTION. -- S...
24. CHAPTER VIII. (p. 141)THE REBELLION OF THE PERCIES, -- ITS ORIGIN. -- LETTERS OF HOTSPUR, AND THE EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND. -- TRIPARTITE INDENTURE BETWEEN THE PERCIES, OWYN, AND MORTIMER. -- DOUBTS AS...
29. CHAPTER XIII. (p. 278)UNFOUNDED CHARGE AGAINST HENRY OF PECULATION. -- STILL MORE SERIOUS ACCUSATION OF A CRUEL ATTEMPT TO DETHRONE HIS DISEASED FATHER. -- THE QUESTION FULLY EXAMINED. -- PROBABLY A...
17. CHAPTER I.HENRY OF MONMOUTH'S PARENTS. -- TIME AND PLACE OF HIS BIRTH. -- JOHN OF GAUNT AND BLANCHE OF LANCASTER. -- HENRY BOLINBROKE. -- MONMOUTH CASTLE. -- HENRY'S INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD...
25. CHAPTER IX. (p. 178)THE PRINCE COMMISSIONED TO RECEIVE THE REBELS INTO ALLEGIANCE. -- THE KING SUMMONS NORTHUMBERLAND. -- HOTSPUR'S CORPSE DISINTERRED. -- THE REASON. -- GLYNDOWR'S FRENCH AUXILIARI...
28. CHAPTER XII. (p. 252)REPUTED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HENRY AND HIS FATHER EXAMINED. -- HE IS MADE CAPTAIN OF CALAIS. -- HIS RESIDENCE AT COLDHARBOUR. -- PRESIDES AT THE COUNCIL-BOARD. -- CORDIALITY STIL...
26. CHAPTER X. (p. 207)REBELLION OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND BARDOLF. -- EXECUTION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. -- WONDERFUL ACTIVITY AND RESOLUTION OF THE KING. -- DEPLORABLE STATE OF THE REVENUE. -- TESTIMO...
30. CHAPTER XIV. (p. 313)HENRY OF MONMOUTH'S CHARACTER. -- UNFAIRNESS OF MODERN WRITERS. -- WALSINGHAM EXAMINED. -- TESTIMONY OF HIS FATHER -- OF HOTSPUR -- OF THE PARLIAMENT -- OF THE ENGLISH AND WELSH...
20. CHAPTER IV. (p. 068)RICHARD RESIGNS THE CROWN. -- BOLINBROKE ELECTED KING. -- HENRY OF MONMOUTH CREATED PRINCE OF WALES. -- PLOT TO MURDER THE KING. -- DEATH OF RICHARD. -- FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HIM A...
31. CHAPTER XV. (p. 337)SHAKSPEARE. -- THE AUTHOR'S RELUCTANCE TO TEST THE SCENES OF THE POET'S DRAMAS BY MATTERS OF FACT. -- NECESSITY OF SO DOING. -- HOTSPUR IN SHAKSPEARE THE FIRST TO BEAR EVIDENCE...
22. CHAPTER VI. (p. 108)GLYNDOWR JOINED BY WELSH STUDENTS OF OXFORD. -- TAKES LORD GREY PRISONER. -- HOTSPUR'S FURTHER DESPATCHES. -- HE QUITS WALES. -- REFLECTIONS ON THE EVENTFUL LIFE AND PREMATURE D...
18. CHAPTER II. (p. 032)HENRY TAKEN INTO THE CARE OF RICHARD. -- DEATH OF JOHN OF GAUNT. -- HENRY KNIGHTED BY RICHARD IN IRELAND. -- HIS PERSON AND MANNERS. -- NEWS OF BOLINBROKE'S LANDING AND HOSTILE...
21. CHAPTER V. (p. 088)THE WELSH REBELLION. -- OWYN GLYNDOWR. -- HIS FORMER LIFE. -- DISPUTE WITH LORD GREY OF RUTHYN. -- THAT LORD'S LETTER TO PRINCE HENRY. -- HOTSPUR. -- HIS TESTIMONY TO HENRY'S PR...
27. CHAPTER XI. (p. 232)PRINCE HENRY'S EXPEDITION TO SCOTLAND, AND SUCCESS. -- THANKS PRESENTED TO HIM BY PARLIAMENT. -- HIS GENEROUS TESTIMONY TO THE DUKE OF YORK. -- IS FIRST NAMED AS PRESIDENT OF TH...
19. CHAPTER III. (p. 052)PROCEEDINGS OF BOLINBROKE FROM HIS INTERVIEW WITH ARCHBISHOP ARUNDEL, IN PARIS, TO HIS MAKING KING RICHARD HIS PRISONER. -- CONDUCT OF RICHARD FROM THE NEWS OF BOLINBROKE'S LAND...
23. CHAPTER VII. (p. 129)GLYNDOWR'S VIGOROUS MEASURES. -- SLAUGHTER OF HEREFORDSHIRE MEN. -- MORTIMER TAKEN PRISONER. -- HE JOINS GLYNDOWR. -- HENRY IMPLORES SUCCOURS, -- PAWNS HIS PLATE TO SUPPORT HIS...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Story of Prince Henry and the Chief Justice, first found in the Work of Sir Thomas Elyot, published nearly a century and a half subsequently to the supposed transaction. -- Sir...
8. CHAPTER VIII.The Rebellion of the Percies, -- Its Origin. -- Letters of Hotspur and the Earl of Northumberland. -- Tripartite Indenture between the Percies, Owyn, and Mortimer. -- Doubts as...
11. CHAPTER XI.Prince Henry's Expedition to Scotland, and Success. -- Thanks presented to him by Parliament. -- His generous Testimony to the Duke of York. -- Is first named as President of th...
15. CHAPTER XV. (p. xxiv)Shakspeare. -- The Author's reluctance to test the Scenes of the Poet's Dramas by Matters of Fact. -- Necessity of so doing. -- Hotspur in Shakspeare the first to bear evidence...
2. CHAPTER II.Henry taken into the care of Richard. -- Death of John of Gaunt. -- Henry knighted by Richard in Ireland. -- His person and manners. -- News of Bolinbroke's landing and hostile...
12. CHAPTER XII. (p. xxiii)Reputed Differences between Henry and his Father examined. -- He is made Captain of Calais. -- His Residence at Coldharbour. -- Presides at the Council-board. -- Cordiality stil...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Henry of Monmouth's Character. -- Unfairness of Modern Writers. -- Walsingham examined. -- Testimony of his Father, -- of Hotspur, -- of the Parliament, -- of the English and We...
9. CHAPTER IX. (p. xxii)The Prince commissioned to receive the Rebels into allegiance. -- The King summons Northumberland. -- Hotspur's Corpse disinterred. -- The Reason. -- Glyndowr's French Auxiliari...
4. CHAPTER IV.Richard resigns the Crown. -- Bolinbroke elected King. -- Henry of Monmouth created Prince of Wales. -- Plot to murder the King. -- Death of Richard. -- Friendship between him a...
6. CHAPTER VI. (p. xxi)Glyndowr joined by Welsh Students of Oxford. -- Takes Lord Grey prisoner. -- Hotspur's further Despatches. -- He quits Wales. -- Reflections on the eventful Life and premature D...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Unfounded Charge against Henry of Peculation. -- Still more serious Accusation of a cruel attempt to dethrone his diseased Father. -- The Question fully examined. -- Probably a...
10. CHAPTER X.Rebellion of Northumberland and Bardolf. -- Execution of the Archbishop of York. -- Wonderful Activity and Resolution of the King. -- Deplorable state of the Revenue. -- Testimo...
7. CHAPTER VII.Glyndowr's vigorous Measures. -- Slaughter of Herefordshire Men. -- Mortimer taken prisoner. -- He joins Glyndowr. -- Henry implores Succours, -- Pawns his Plate to support his...
5. CHAPTER V.The Welsh Rebellion. -- Owyn Glyndowr. -- His former Life. -- Dispute with Lord Grey of Ruthyn. -- That Lord's Letter to Prince Henry. -- Hotspur. -- His Testimony to Henry's pr...
3. CHAPTER III. (p. xx)Proceedings of Bolinbroke from his Interview with Archbishop Arundel, in Paris, to his making King Richard his prisoner. -- Conduct of Richard from the news of Bolinbroke's land...
1. CHAPTER I.Henry of Monmouth's Parents. -- Time and place of his Birth. -- John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster. -- Henry Bolinbroke. -- Monmouth Castle. -- Henry's infancy and childhood...